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c. 450
 
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The squinch, soon followed by the more sophisticated pendentive, proves a great boon to builders of domes      
c. 535
 
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Belisarius, conquering the Vandals in north Africa, pioneers the strategic concept of the castle       
537
 
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The great domed church of Santa Sophia, bebuilt on the orders of Justinian, is completed after only five years of construction       
Santa Sophia
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537
 
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The vast dome of Santa Sophia in Constantinople is supported on a square of four arches, making the most sophisticated use so far of the pendentive       
Pendentive
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607
 
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Prince Shotoku Taishi, an enthusiastic patron of Buddhism, builds the Horyuji temple and pagoda at Nara        
691
 
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The Dome of the Rock is completed as a Muslim shrine on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem       
Jerusalem, Dome of the Rock
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c. 800
 
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The style of architecture of early medieval Europe is Romanesque, in the sense of deriving from Roman examples      
805
 
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Pope Leo III consecrates Charlemagne's new palace chapel in Aachen, modelled on San Vitale in Ravenna        
Aachen Cathedral, Rotunda and Ambulatory
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862
 
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During refurbishment of the mosque at Kairouan, in north Africa, a high fluted dome is added      
Kairouan
Photograph Barnaby Rogerson
c. 900
 
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With the end of inconoclasm, the screen between the nave and the altar sanctuary becomes covered in icons in Orthodox churches      
Iconostasis, Suzdal
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